{"product_id":"a-river-sutra-9780140233056","title":"A River Sutra","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gita Mehta\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis enchanting collection of vignettes tells the story of a retired bureaucrat who has escaped the world to spend his twilight years running a guest house on the banks of the country’s holiest river, the Narmada. But he has chosen the wrong place for peace and quiet: too many lives converge here and he meets a series of unusual characters including a privileged young executive bewitched by a mysterious lover; a novice Jain monk moving from opulence to poverty; and a woman with a golden voice and a broken heart.As the bureaucrat moves from story to story, he ponders the meaning of each tale and the dark secrets which the river hides within its waters. About the AuthorGita Mehta is a bestselling author and has written articles for a number of Indian, European and American magazines. Her books have been translated into thirteen languages and published in twenty seven countries. She lives in New York, London and India.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46296394530967,"sku":"9780140233056","price":228.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780140233056.webp?v=1769304610","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-river-sutra-9780140233056","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}